A Victory Over Managed Care
As part of a class action lawsuit brought over 5 years ago, WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, settled with physicians and medical providers for $198 million. The lawsuit alleged that restrictions and flat out refusal of payment for certain procedures was detrimental to patient care. Michael Sexton, the President of the California Medical Association, sums up the result of the settlement stating "[t]he insurance company will no longer by in the exam room with the physician and patient."
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